Scabs: a negative term for a worker called in by an employer to replace striking labors so that the striking workers were not missed, because of this, scabs were ridiculed and attacked by strikers.
When a factory owner had strikers, to avoid negotiating with the union the owner would bring in scabs. On May 3rd, there was a fight between scabs and strikers at Chicago's McCormick reaper factory.
Scabs would often get into fights with
the workers.
When a factory owner had strikers, to avoid negotiating with the union the owner would bring in scabs. On May 3rd, there was a fight between scabs and strikers at Chicago's McCormick reaper factory.
Scabs would often get into fights with
the workers.